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Decades Research Pathfinder

Circulating Books

Search the catalog. Use your topic terms to locate books. Browse the shelves. Look in nonfiction 973 and 973.9

Databases

Link to general library database page

• ABC-CLIO American History: Explore an Era. Contains essays, documents, and images. User name: RymanStudent. Password: Research
• ABC-CLIO United States at War: Explore a War.
• Biography Resource Center: Research a famous scientist, entertainer, artist, or politician.
• Proquest E-library: History Study Center. Use your topic terms to search for articles.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library: Search for your decade.
• Gale Expanded Academic ASAP: Search your topic + decade.
• Time Magazine Archives online: 1923-present.
• Google News Timeline: Type in the year that you want to research.
• Google News Archive Search: Type in a year or specific event.

Photographs

• American Memory from the Library of Congress
• Time News Photos
• Life Magazine Photo Archive

General Decade Portals

• American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
• Smoop U.S. History
• Google Twentieth Century
• Authentic History Center: Primary Sources
• The People History: very helpful site for your topic areas.
• Yahoo Twentieth Century
• Famous Trials
• Chronicle 1900-2000
• About.com: 20th Century
• History Central: Major events, television shows, sports highlights, academy awards
• American History: From the Multnomah County Library
• Infoplease Year by Year: 1900-2008
• History Timeline of the 20th Century: from About.com
• Digital History